ECG and EEG Qs????
Started by proud
There are no Q's on EEG's. The ECG's are usually very straightforward and as long as you know the rhythms in FA, you should be fine. They will also provide a vignette to lead you in the right direction. There is no need to go outside of FA for this.
I concur. Don't spend any time outside of FA on ECG's. There will be no EEGs (although I did have a childhood seizure question that threw me for a loop). Just be sure you can recognize first, second (type I and II) and third degree heartblock. More likely than these, however, will be peaked T waves (I had this on my test), ST-elevation/depression.
You won't be asked to read an EEG, but know that hypsarrhythmia equals infantile spasms.
Wow. You really like punctuation!
I had one weirdo ECG question, where they gave me just the strip and then asked me the diagnosis. I don't want to divulge the question, but it was an electrolyte issue they were asking about that WASN'T K or Ca related. No background info on the patient except that they were elderly, in a nursing home. Still not entirely sure what the answer was- there were ~10 options for an answer, so I ruled out hyper or hypo K and Ca and then just picked one, since I knew what those would look like and it definitely wasn't that.
Basically, it's possible you'll get something off the wall. But you CAN'T study for everything, and it's waaaaay more likely you'll get a simple one out of FA.
Basically, it's possible you'll get something off the wall. But you CAN'T study for everything, and it's waaaaay more likely you'll get a simple one out of FA.
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